Evaluating the governance and preparedness of the Lebanese health system for the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This study aimed to assess the capacities and governance of Lebanon's health system throughout the response to the COVID-19 pandemic until August 2020.

Design

A qualitative study based on semi-structured interviews.

Setting

Lebanon, February-August 2020.

Participants

Selected participants were directly or indirectly involved in the national or organisational response to the COVID-19 pandemic in Lebanon.

Results

A total of 41 participants were included in the study. 'Hardware' capacities of the system were found to be responsive yet deeply influenced by the challenging national context. The health workforce showed high levels of resilience, despite the shortage of medical staff and gaps in training at the early stages of the pandemic. The syste

SUBMITTER: Moussallem M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9160591 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature